Lead Applied Scientist
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Job Location:
Bellevue, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are looking for a versatile curious and highly technical Lead Applied Scientist to shape the future of AI and data products across the Visa Acceptance Platform. You will partner with engineers product leaders and AI researchers to design deploy and scale advanced machine learning solutions across a global ecosystem.
In this role you will:
- Define technical strategy for AI/ML models supporting global payments and next-generation agentic commerce experiences.
- Mentor a high-performing team and establish best-in-class practices for data science MLOps and model governance.
- Lead endtoend development of large-scale data solutionsfrom data extraction through modeling deployment and monitoring.
- Drive platform transformation initiatives that enhance delivery efficiency improve model performance and enable new product opportunities.
What You Will Do (Essential Functions)
- Provide technical leadership in designing scalable maintainable and secure data science solutions; set standards for modeling coding patterns and MLOps.
- Lead efforts to improve data extraction data quality lineage and governance partnering with engineering teams across the platform.
- Develop strategies for wrangling modeling and leveraging high-volume structured and unstructured data using modern AI/ML techniques.
- Guide conversations with Product Cybersecurity and Engineering to clarify complex business and technical requirements and ensure secure deployment.
- Identify emerging patterns across massive datasets to influence platformwide enhancements roadmap decisions and AI-driven product improvements.
- Drive modernization opportunities including software upgrades security patches and infrastructure improvements.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
Qualifications :
Basic Qualifications
10 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 7 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or 4 years of work experience with a PhD OR 13 years of relevant work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
12 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Data Science or at least 7 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or 4 years of work experience with a PhD OR 13 years of relevant work experience.
- 3 years building and deploying AI/ML models for predictive analytics or insights.
- 4 years working with large-scale data technologies such as Hadoop Hive Kafka Spark Redis NoSQL or RDBMS.
- 2 years designing and maintaining ETL or data pipelines.
- Experience working with Big Data distributed computing and streaming/real-time systems.
- Strong experience in metrics design experimentation and model evaluation.
Additional Information :
Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk communicate in person and by telephone frequently operate standard office equipment such as telephones and computers.
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.
U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for this position is 180000.00 to 288000.00 USD per year which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge skills experience and addition this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical Dental Vision 401 (k) FSA/HSA Life Insurance Paid Time Off and Wellness Program.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Machine Learning
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
About Company
Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and b ... View more
